The Pacific Rim International Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI) was initiated in Japan in 1990, to create an artificial intelligence (AI) conference which would promote collaborative exploitation of AI in the Pacific Rim nations.

The conference has grown, both in participation and scope, and now includes participation from all major Asia Pacific nations. The conference also attracts participation from all over the world, including Europe, Africa, India, and South America.

COVID-19 UPDATE

Dear IJCAI-PRICAI Community,

We would like to provide an update to our community about our plans and response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The situation is of course continuing to change rapidly -- but first and foremost, we want to reassure everyone that IJCAI-PRICAI-2020 will take place in some form, and papers accepted to IJCAI-PRICAI will be published in our proceedings.

We will be keeping open the possibility of an in-person meeting as long as possible, in the hopes that things will look very different by late May. But it is looking more likely that even by July, it may still be crucial to avoid large group meetings or travel, as it is now. We are therefore making backup plans for either a delayed conference or a virtual (online) conference. We’re getting advice from other conferences that are going virtual, and working out the best ways to offer talks, workshops, and tutorials without losing the social aspect that has always been a central part of our meetings and our community.

We especially want to thank all of you in our community for the warm wishes, help, and support you have been providing to the whole IJCAI-PRICAI-2020 committee as we try to manage this extremely difficult problem. We understand that everyone has lots of questions and we’ll continue to keep you updated as we know more. Please take care of yourself and each other.

Best regards,
IJCAI-PRICAI-2020 Conference Committee

IJCAI-PRICAI 2020 CONFERENCE

The 17th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence will be jointly hosted with the 29th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Yokohama, Japan on July 11-17, 2020. Click here to visit the dedicated website.

Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan, located 30 minutes from Tokyo by train. Since Japan opened its doors to the world in 1853, Yokohama has been the key entry point for international trade and communications, bringing global perspectives, new ideas and multiculturalism.

IJCAI-PRICAI2020 will take place in the Pacifico Yokohama, officially known as Pacifico Convention Plaza Yokohama, which is one of the largest convention and exhibition centers in Japan. The center is located in the waterfront Minato Mirai. Minato Mirai is a major center for business, shopping, and tourism, attracting visitors and businesspeople throughout the Greater Tokyo Area. Minato Mirai also attracts numerous tourists, as does the nearby Yokohama Chinatown.

Note that IJCAI-PRICAI 2020 is a joint conference held under the IJCAI rules. The papers published there will be solely IJCAI publications with IJCAI as copyright holder. This applies to all main conference contributions regardless of the track. For more details and submission information, visit https://www.ijcai20.org/call-for-papers.html